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Exploring factors influencing low back pain in people with non-dysvascular lower limb amputation: a national survey (2017)
Journal Article
Devan, H., Hendrick, P., Hale, L., Carman, A., Dillon, M., & Riberio, D. (in press). Exploring factors influencing low back pain in people with non-dysvascular lower limb amputation: a national survey. PM&R, 9(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.02.004

Background: Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal impairment in people with lower limb amputation. Given the multifactorial nature of LBP, exploring the factors influencing the presence and intensity of LBP is warranted. Objective:... Read More about Exploring factors influencing low back pain in people with non-dysvascular lower limb amputation: a national survey.

Jerantinine A induces tumor-specific cell death through modulation of splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1) (2017)
Journal Article
Chung, F. F., Tan, P. F. T. M., Raja, V. J., Tan, B., Lim, K., Kam, T., …Leong, C. (2017). Jerantinine A induces tumor-specific cell death through modulation of splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1). Scientific Reports, 7(42504), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42504

Precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is catalyzed by a large ribonucleoprotein complex known as the spliceosome. Numerous studies have indicated that aberrant splicing patterns or mutations in spliceosome components, including the splicing factor 3b su... Read More about Jerantinine A induces tumor-specific cell death through modulation of splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1).

Deliberation favours social efficiency by making people disregard their relative shares: evidence from US and India (2017)
Journal Article
Capraro, V., Corgnet, B., Espín, A. M., & Hernan-Gonzalez, R. (2017). Deliberation favours social efficiency by making people disregard their relative shares: evidence from US and India. Royal Society Open Science, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160605

Groups make decisions on both the production and the distribution of resources. These decisions typically involve a tension between increasing the total level of group resources (i.e. social efficiency) and distributing these resources among group me... Read More about Deliberation favours social efficiency by making people disregard their relative shares: evidence from US and India.

The heterogeneity of the left dorsal premotor cortex evidenced by multimodal connectivity-based parcellation and functional characterization (2017)
Journal Article
Genon, S., Reid, A., Li, H., Fan, L., Müller, V. I., Cieslik, E. C., …Eickhoff, S. B. (2018). The heterogeneity of the left dorsal premotor cortex evidenced by multimodal connectivity-based parcellation and functional characterization. NeuroImage, 170, 400-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.02.034

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Despite the common conception of the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) as a single brain region, its diverse connectivity profiles and behavioral heterogeneity argue for a differentiated organization of the PMd. A previous study revea... Read More about The heterogeneity of the left dorsal premotor cortex evidenced by multimodal connectivity-based parcellation and functional characterization.

Public Sector Wage Policy and Labor Market Equilibrium: A Structural Model (2017)
Journal Article
Bradley, J., Postel-Vinay, F., & Turon, H. (2017). Public Sector Wage Policy and Labor Market Equilibrium: A Structural Model. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(6), 1214-1257. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvw026

We develop and estimate a structural model that incorporates a sizable public sector in a labor market with search frictions. The wage distribution and the employment rate in the public sector are taken as exogenous policy parameters. Overall wage di... Read More about Public Sector Wage Policy and Labor Market Equilibrium: A Structural Model.

Identifying seedling root architectural traits associated with yield and yield components in wheat (2017)
Journal Article
Xie, Q., Fernando, K., Mayes, S., & Sparkes, D. L. (in press). Identifying seedling root architectural traits associated with yield and yield components in wheat. Annals of Botany, 119(7), https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx001

Background and Aims: Plant roots growing underground are critical for soil resource acquisition, anchorage and plant-environment interactions. In wheat (Triticum aestivum), however, the target root traits to improve yield potential still remain large... Read More about Identifying seedling root architectural traits associated with yield and yield components in wheat.

? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL (2017)
Journal Article
Sumsurooah, S., Odavic, M., & Bozhko, S. (in press). ? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2017.2668900

Power electronic systems are prone to instability. The problem, generally attributed to the constant power load (CPL) behaviour of their power electronic controlled loads, can become more acute when the systems are subject to parametric uncertainties... Read More about ? approach to robust stability domains in the space of parametric uncertainties for a power system with ideal CPL.

Sensorless speed control of five-phase PMSM drives with low current distortion (2017)
Journal Article
Saleh, K., & Sumner, M. (in press). Sensorless speed control of five-phase PMSM drives with low current distortion. Electrical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-017-0511-9

This paper introduces a design for a sensorless control of a five-phase PMSM drive working at low and zero speeds with low current distortion. The rotor position is obtained through tracking the saturation saliency by measuring the dynamic currents r... Read More about Sensorless speed control of five-phase PMSM drives with low current distortion.

Eda haplotypes in three-spined stickleback are associated with variation in immune gene expression (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, S., Bradley, J. E., & MacColl, A. D. (in press). Eda haplotypes in three-spined stickleback are associated with variation in immune gene expression. Scientific Reports, 7, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42677

Haplotypes underlying local adaptation and speciation are predicted to have numerous phenotypic effects, but few genes involved have been identified, with much work to date concentrating on visible, morphological, phenotypes. The link between genes c... Read More about Eda haplotypes in three-spined stickleback are associated with variation in immune gene expression.

Operational risk and the three lines of defence in the UK financial institutions: Is three really the magic number? (2017)
Journal Article
Mabwee, K., Ring, P., & Webb, R. (in press). Operational risk and the three lines of defence in the UK financial institutions: Is three really the magic number?. Journal of Operational Risk, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.21314/JOP.2017.187

There has been growing interest in the need for financial services firms to develop and implement robust systems and structures for managing operational risk. While there now appears to be some consensus in terms of definitions, quantification and mo... Read More about Operational risk and the three lines of defence in the UK financial institutions: Is three really the magic number?.

Surface-sensitive NMR detection of the solid electrolyte interphase layer on reduced graphene oxide (2017)
Journal Article
Leskes, M., Kim, G., Liu, T., Michan, A. L., Aussenac, F., Dorffer, P., …Grey, C. P. (2017). Surface-sensitive NMR detection of the solid electrolyte interphase layer on reduced graphene oxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02590

Forming a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is critical for rechargeable batteries’ performance and lifetime. Understanding its formation requires analytical techniques that provide molecular-level insight. Here, dynamic nuclear polarization... Read More about Surface-sensitive NMR detection of the solid electrolyte interphase layer on reduced graphene oxide.

Magnetic resonance imaging plaque hemorrhage for risk stratification in carotid artery disease with moderate risk under current medical therapy (2017)
Journal Article
Hosseini, A. A., Simpson, R. J., Altaf, N., Bath, P. M., MacSweeney, S. T., & Auer, D. P. (2017). Magnetic resonance imaging plaque hemorrhage for risk stratification in carotid artery disease with moderate risk under current medical therapy. Stroke, 48(3), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015504

Background and Purpose—Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–defined carotid plaque hemorrhage (MRIPH) can predict recurrent cerebrovascular ischemic events in severe symptomatic carotid stenosis. It is less clear whether MRIPH can improve risk stratifica... Read More about Magnetic resonance imaging plaque hemorrhage for risk stratification in carotid artery disease with moderate risk under current medical therapy.

Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy (2017)
Journal Article
Chamberlain, C., O'Mara-Eves, A., Porter, J., Coleman, T., Perlen, S. M., Thomas, J., & McKenzie, J. E. (2017). Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD001055. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001055.pub5

Background: Tobacco smoking remains one of the few preventable factors associated with complications in pregnancy, and has serious long-term implications for women and babies. Smoking in pregnancy is decreasing in high-income countries, but is strong... Read More about Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy.

Follow-up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer: longitudinal evaluation of patient initiated follow-up in the first 12 months (2017)
Journal Article
Batehup, L., Porter, K., Gage, H., Williams, P., Simmonds, P., Lowson, E., …Corner, J. (2017). Follow-up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer: longitudinal evaluation of patient initiated follow-up in the first 12 months. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(7), 2063-2073. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3595-x

Purpose: To compare patient-triggered follow-up (PTFU) for curatively treated colorectal cancer against traditional outpatient follow-up (OPFU). Methods: Questionnaires were mailed at four time points over one-year post-treatment to two prospectivel... Read More about Follow-up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer: longitudinal evaluation of patient initiated follow-up in the first 12 months.

Fetal and neonatal exposure to trans fatty acids impacts on susceptibility to atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E*3 Leiden mice (2017)
Journal Article
Salter, A. M., Langley-Evans, S. C., Gates, L., Lock, A. L., & Kraft, J. (2017). Fetal and neonatal exposure to trans fatty acids impacts on susceptibility to atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E*3 Leiden mice. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(3), 377-385. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000137

Nutrition during pregnancy can impact on the susceptibility of the offspring to cardiovascular disease. Postnatal consumption of trans fatty acids (TFA), associated with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (PHVO), increases the risk of atheroscleros... Read More about Fetal and neonatal exposure to trans fatty acids impacts on susceptibility to atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E*3 Leiden mice.

Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus (2017)
Journal Article
Vries, R. P. D., Riley, R., Wiebenga, A., Aguilar-Osorio, G., Amillis, S., Akemi Uchima, C., …Grigoriev, I. V. (2017). Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus. Genome Biology, 18, Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-017-1151-0

Background: The fungal genus Aspergillus is of critical importance to humankind. Species include those with industrial applications, important pathogens of humans, animals and crops, a source of potent carcinogenic contaminants of food, and an import... Read More about Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus.

An investigation of heuristic decomposition to tackle workforce scheduling and routing with time-dependent activities constraints (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Laesanklang, W., Landa-Silva, D., & Castillo-Salazar, J. A. (2017). An investigation of heuristic decomposition to tackle workforce scheduling and routing with time-dependent activities constraints. In B. Vitoriano, & G. Parlier (Eds.), ICORES 2016: Operations research and enterprise systems (239-260). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53982-9_14

This paper presents an investigation into the application of heuristic decomposition and mixed-integer programming to tackle workforce scheduling and routing problems (WSRP) that involve time dependent activities constraints. These constraints refer... Read More about An investigation of heuristic decomposition to tackle workforce scheduling and routing with time-dependent activities constraints.

Explaining the surge in M&A as an entry mode: home country and cultural influences (2017)
Journal Article
Boateng, A., Du, M., Wang, Y., Wang, C., & Mohammad F., A. (2017). Explaining the surge in M&A as an entry mode: home country and cultural influences. International Marketing Review, 34(1), 87-108. doi:10.1108/imr-10-2014-0330

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the trends, patterns and the impact of cultural and home country macroeconomic influences on Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBM&A) as foreign entry strategy for the period of 1998-2011.... Read More about Explaining the surge in M&A as an entry mode: home country and cultural influences.

Nonassociative differential extensions of characteristic p (2017)
Journal Article
Pumpluen, S. (2017). Nonassociative differential extensions of characteristic p. Results in Mathematics, 72(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-017-0656-x

Let F be a field of characteristic p. We define and investigate nonassociative differential extensions of F and of a finite-dimensional central division algebra over F and give a criterium for these algebras to be division. As special cases, we obtai... Read More about Nonassociative differential extensions of characteristic p.

Navigation and control based on integral-uncertainty observer for unmanned jet aircraft (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, X., & Cai, L. (in press). Navigation and control based on integral-uncertainty observer for unmanned jet aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2017.2668078

A nonlinear integral-uncertainty observer is presented, which can estimate the integral of measurement output signal and the uncertainty in system, synchronously. In order to be satisfied with the existing hardware computational environments and to s... Read More about Navigation and control based on integral-uncertainty observer for unmanned jet aircraft.